Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Markham Avenue area has the 80th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 1084th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Markham Avenue (LS8 4LE) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the Chapel Allerton average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Markham Avenue (LS8 4LE), the main crime hotspot is near Lambton Grove. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Markham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Back Baldovan Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ekota Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lascelles Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ekota Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Shepherds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lambton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ekota Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lascelles Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillcrest View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Back Hillcrest View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Hillcrest View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Baldovan Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Ekota Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Back Baldovan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lascelles Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hares Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airlie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Back Hares Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Hares Mount —
Apr 2026Other crime Lunan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldovan Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Banstead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Back Alcester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunan Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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